I purchased the messenger bag for my wife as a graduation present. She loves it, puts it through all sorts of distress, and still gets compliments on the bag all the time... from both men and women. Their motto, if I recall correctly, is "The _________ your kids will fight over when you are dead." I believe that this bag will definitely outlive either of us, and if it doesn't, we'll send it back and get it replaced for free.